<VV> oil

[BBRT]

One of the things I like about Brad Penn is their current semi-synthetics 
are for the flat tappet crowd with adequate amounts of ZDDP. They also make 
a break-in oil. We have had them once before at the Performance Workshop, 
where after the presentation, the local Dealer sold a pick up truck load of 
their oil. At a discount. This will also be the case this year in Indy.  I 
think they are the only way to go especially for any performance oriented 
driving our Corvairs.

Amsoil does sell a Dominator series with ZDDP for older cars. Many Dealers 
are not familiar with it and the distributor took over a week to get me a 
couple of cases.

Ray, for a rebuild, I run a hvy in ZDDP oil and change it after a period of 
time. Then I go to either the above Amsoil or Brad Penn both for flat tappet 
engines. [Joe Gibbs oil is also formulated for flat tappet engines]. I 
should point out that Brad Penn is the ONLY oil made entirely from domestic 
crude. ALL of the others do buy on the market for their stock, whether they 
"make"/refine it here or not.

Chuck S.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan Blackwell" <bryan at skiblack.com>
To: "Ray Rodriguez III" <vairguy at echoes.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> oil


> Hi Ray,
>
> FWIW I did a fair amount of looking around a couple years ago for off the 
> shelf oil I could get at Wally World and such places that had enough ZDDP 
> in it.  The only thing I could find that for sure met the spec was Mobil 1 
> 15W-50, which is heavy for winter use but I really don't drive the 
> Corvairs in winter (I know you do).  If you want to use something lighter, 
> then my best suggestions is an oil like Amsoil or Brad-Penn.  I believe 
> Valvoline has an oil specifically for flat tappet engines in their racing 
> series, but I don't recall what the weights are.
>
> As for pricing on those oils, I know you can order Amsoil line, and they 
> have dealer accounts you can get.  Not sure about Brad-Penn.
>
> One other note on synthetics.  This was quite some time ago now, but 
> switching to synth got me about a 10 degree drop in oil temps.  For me, a 
> combination of that and longer drain intervals (I was changing the regular 
> oil every 3K miles, now I just follow the book) made synthetics worth the 
> added cost.
>
> --Bryan
>
> On Feb 23, 2011, at 11:51 AM, Ray Rodriguez III wrote:
>
>> Also these synthetics are not cheap stuff....  can anyone tell me what 
>> the
>> CHEAPEST oil is (specific oil by part number preferred) that will provide
>> good service in my Corvairs without any additives (no adding ZDDP)?  Does
>> the long life of the Synthetic come close to balancing the cost... I mean
>> how long do we "really" want to leave it in the car before draining it?
>
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